CAT scan

noun

CAT scanning noun

Examples of CAT scan in a Sentence

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And yesterday’s CAT scan showed no changes… which is good news too. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025 The slight renal insufficiency the pope had in recent days has subsided and a Tuesday CAT scan of the chest showed a normal evolution of the pulmonary inflammatory picture. Jon Haworth, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025 In an evening update, the Vatican said the 88-year-old pope underwent a follow-up CAT scan to assess his lung infection. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 Her accident occurred on Christmas Eve and required emergency brain surgery after a CAT scan revealed brain bleed. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025 She was supposed to have surgery on her foot, but a CAT scan revealed a severe brain injury. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Her older sister, Mary, with a bruised forehead, was given a CAT scan, officials said. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 In the emergency room, a CAT scan revealed that Blaya had suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or bursts and causes bleeding in the brain. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2024 The benefits of the Vera Scan In the same way that a CAT scan of the chest is very different from a chest X-ray, this CT scan of the breast provides far more information and insight about what’s going on in the breast tissue compared to a traditional mammogram. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

computerized axial tomography

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of CAT scan was in 1975

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“CAT scan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CAT%20scan. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

CAT scan

noun
: a three-dimensional image of a body part made by a computer from a series of cross-sectional images that are formed by exposure to radiation (as X-rays)
Etymology

CAT from computerized axial tomography

Medical Definition

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